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'Brain fogged and sleep deprived': Radhika Apte opens up about motherhood

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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Radhika Apte discussed her current parenting routine during a joint conversation with her Akka co-star Keerthy Suresh for Hauterrfly. Managing her home independently, she handles full childcare duties while preparing all three daily meals from scratch using simpler continental recipes. She previously shared how constant caretaking led to low days despite anticipating postpartum challenges, as well as navigating societal guilt surrounding the timing of motherhood.

Key points

  • Full-time parenting without outside domestic support has diminished the actor's capacity…: Full-time parenting without outside domestic support has diminished the actor's capacity to easily multitask daily chores.
  • Constant childcare responsibilities previously brought about difficult days and low feeli…: Constant childcare responsibilities previously brought about difficult days and low feelings despite feelings of happiness.
  • Apte has actively confronted societal guilt while processing complex emotions regarding t…: Apte has actively confronted societal guilt while processing complex emotions regarding the timing of her motherhood journey.

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Actor Radhika Apte is currently making headlines for her recent Netflix release Akka alongside co-star Keerthy Suresh. Both the women are mothers and are balancing work and motherhood. But between the first smiles, burps, cuddles are countless sleepless nights, dirty diapers and laundry and unfinished chores. With all this comes mental exhaustion and moments when even the simplest tasks can feel overwhelming.

How motherhood has changed her life"I used to multitask better before I became a mother. I am so brain-fogged, and it's also because of sleep deprivation," says Apte.

The 41-year-old recently offered a candid glimpse into this less-discussed side of parenting. In a recent conversation with Hauterrfly, she spoke about how motherhood has changed her everyday life. She was responding to a discussion about whether women are naturally better at multitasking than men.

She went on to explain that her ability to multitask has changed considerably. Earlier, she could comfortably handle two things at once.

Now everything seems like a huge task. "If I try to send someone a message and you ask me a question at the…

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